Report & Newsletter - 21st November 2025
J36 Rural Auction Centre: General Sale ofHorses, Ponies & Donkeys, Saturday 15th November 2025.
REGISTERED SHETLANDS
The sale began with the registered Shetland pony section, setting o with a bang with Lot 2, Doonpark Heidi, a 6 year old black mare selling for 2000gns and her stable mate, Lot 3 Doonpark Harper-Leigh, a blue dun yearling filly selling for 1800gns, both consigned by S Calvert of Dalbeattie.
Lot 38, Adwudr Nant Caramel Machiato, a palomino filly foal to make 31”also sold for 2000gns followed by Lot 54, Edern Immy, a palomino and white filly foal at 1900gns from the Edern Stud, of Anglesey.
Rosie Sandham of Horsforth sold Hermits Susie May, a 6 year old miniature piebald mare and Lowmill Rose, a palomino and white 7 year old mare at 1800gns. Lunespring Sadie, a piebald filly foal from Mr Richardson of the Lunespring Stud sold for 1600gns, whilst Frobridge Claire, a black 6 year old mare from AT Bainbridge of Appleby sold for 1700gns, who also had other mares at 1300 and 1000gns.
GENERAL SECTION
This part of the sale was topped by one of the biggest horses in the sale, Marieth Moretta, a 3 year old registered Shire mare from P Woof of Great Harwood, selling for 6000gns, whilst one of the smallest, an unregistered minature spotted filly foal from Rosie Sandham, sold for 3600gns. Other unregistered shetlands from Susan Winter sold to 2400gns for Clickham Pepi, a spotted colt foal and she also sold others at 1100, 1050, 1000gns.
Mr Stewart of the Studlea Equestrian Centre sold an impressive run of smart big mares and foals, topping with a Shire x mare at 4900gns. Lot 176, a 6 year old sport horse from regular consignor James Pedley of Portpatrick sold for 3600gns and lot 345 a lovely 3 year old unbroken ISH gelding standing at 16.1hh from Alex Yates of Stockport went on to sell for 2500gns.
Cobs were topped by a 4 year old strawberry roan gelding at 4000gns from Mr Pye of Chipping, followed by a smart cob from W Broad at 3200gns and T Harrison of Silverdale
sold a 4 year old piebald cob gelding, ready to break at 2500gns. Paul Wheeler of Wigton sold his piebald 4 year old filly at 2000gns.
Not many donkeys this time but they were topped at 650gns for a yearling jack from JTD Williams of Llanddeusant and 600gns for a jack foal from Nicola Napier, selling to a local farming family.
The next sale of Horses, Ponies and Donkeys is Saturday 25th April 2026.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: DW & EA Cottam Dairy Dispersal & Christmas Show & Sale of Dairy Cattle, Monday 17th November 2025.
DW & EA COTTAM DISPERSAL SALE
North West Auctions had the pleasure of conducting the herd dispersal on behalf of DW & EA Cottam, Hagg Farm.
The sale herd sold to £2950 for a fresh heifer giving 32 litres with other heifers selling to £2650 and £2600 x2. New calved cows sold to £2500 for a 2nd lactation giving 34 litres with others to £2400, £2350 and £2300. Mid lactation mixed age cows looking well sold with many £1650-£1800. The herd sold to average £1955.31. We would like to thank Dennis and Liz once again for entrusting us to conduct their dispersal and wish them all the best with their future endeavours.
CHRISTMAS SHOW & SALE OF DAIRY CATTLE
Early Christmas Cheer at NWA J36 with a new sale centre record.
North West Auctions held it popular collective dairy sale which included the Christmas Prize Show, which was kindly judged by Mr D Graves, Carlisle.
The championship rosette was awarded to the first prize heifer from Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack who enjoyed a good day at the show, also winning the reserve rosette with the first prize cow. JG & BJ Escolme, Killington achieved a clean sweep on the in-calf class from their consignment of heifers due December/January to an Aberdeen Angus.
The sale peaked at £3500 on two occasions with this being a new centre record achieved firstly by Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack selling the reserve champion Witherslack Supershot Joanne to JS & KM Wilson & Son, Heslington and later again for Witherslack Chase Jo being the show champion which sold to JA & DE Batty & Sons, Burneside.
In calf heifers sold to £2250 for the first prize heifer from JG & BJ Escolme, Killington due End of December to Aberdeen Angus selling to DW & K Shuttleworth, Gargrave, with others £2220 and £2000.
Sale statistics:
• Newly Calved Cows to £3500, average £2506
• Newly Calved Heifers to £3500, average £2282
• In calf Heifers to £2250, average £1865
CHRISTMAS SHOW & SALE OF DAIRY CATTLE
Judge – John Graves
CLASS 1 – COW IN MILK
1st Lot 105 – Strickland Hill Farming
2nd Lot 9 – DW&EA Cottam
3rd Lot 14 – DW&EA Cottam
CLASS 2 – HEIFER IN MILK
1st Lot 106 – Strickland Hill Farming
2nd Lot 51 – DW&EA Cottam
3rd Lot 46 – DW&EA Cottam
CLASS 3 – IN CALF HEIFER
1st Lot 125 – JG&BJ Escolme
2nd Lot 118 – JG&BJ Escolme
3rd Lot 117 JG&BJ Escolme
OVERALL CHAMPION- LOT 106 STRICKLAND HILL FARMING
RESERVE CHAMPION- LOT 105 STRICKLAND HILL FARMING
Dairy Cow Top Prices: Friesian: £3500, Strickland Hill, £2500, £2400, £2350, £2300, £2220, Hagg Farm.
Dairy Heifer Top Prices: Friesian: £3500, Strickland Hill, £2950, £2650, £2650, £2600, £2600, Hagg Farm.
Bulling Heifer Top Prices: Friesian: £1200, Low Stangerthwaite, £780, £780, £660, West View Farm. Swedish Red & White: £800 West View Farm.
In Calf Top Prices: Friesian: £2250, £2220, Low Stangerthwaite, £2050, Green Dragon Farm, £2000, £1980, £1950, Low Stangerthwaite.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale ofPrime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Monday 17th November 2025.
PRIME LAMBS
The weekly sale of prime lambs saw a few less about with trade very similar on the week overall. Again fed and inspect lambs easily sold. TR Prickett, Hutton Roof weekly consignment of quality lambs topping at £169 for Texels who also had other Texels at 384ppk. Other texels to £165.00 from B & SE Carter, Ellel. G Beresford, Kirkby in Furness
had handy weigh Su olk to £138. Plent of other inspect continental bred lambs round the 325ppkg mark. Heavy continental lambs 50+ round the 300ppkg mark. Hill bred lambs saw heavy cheviots from AG Butler, Hambleton to £166. Inspect Cheviots to £138 from KM & KJ Curwen, Abbeystead. Lonks to £120 from S Bosworth, Burnley. Mule lambs to £138 from David Gardner, Brookhouse others from B & SE Carter at £130.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £169, Hutton roof hall, £165, Cragg end, £164, Ellers farm, £160, 11 oak avenue, £160, Angerton hall farm. Cheviot: £166, park farm barn, £149, park farm barn, £145, Botton hall farm, £138, Marshaw farm, £132, 6 school lane, £127, Marshaw farm. Su olk: £138, £132, £131, Angerton Hall Farm, Mule: £138, Quarry House Farm, £130, Cragg end, £126, Botton hall farm, £126, high house farm, £124, field head. Continental: £131, Middle Salter, £127 ,Middle Salter, £124, Quarry House Farm, £120, Quarry House Farm, £120, Quarry House Farm, £119, Quarry House Farm, £118, , Middle Salter. Horned: £120, lower Oakeneaves farm, £104, Marshaw farm, £84, Marshaw farm.
STORE LAMB
Store lamb sale every Monday at Lancaster following the prime lambs sees plenty of interest as buyers stop to watch for anything fit to kill. Just 30 in today which is a shame as 300 could have easily been sold. AD Leak, Conder Green with Su olks to £128. Texels to £118 from M & L Cooper, Preesall.
Store Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £128, mill farm, £118,£102,£70,£36,£34, 149 Park Lane. Continental: £85, mill farm. Su olk: £81, mill farm.
CAST EWES
A few more cast sheep in the market today. T & E Burrow with Texels to £185 other Texels to £174 from G Beresford & Son, Kirkby in Furness. Good meated mules from C & B Lowther, Over Wyresdale to £170 a size down to £160 from M & L Cooper, Preesall. Plenty of other Mules round the £154 mark. Su olk ewes to £158 from D & K Swarbrick, Out Rawcli e who also had cheviots to £162. Swales from T & ME Longton & Son, Quernmore to £100 who also had Herdwicks at £96.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £185, Throstle Grove Farm, £174, Angerton Hall Farm, £168, Throstle Grove Farm, £168, Throstle Grove Farm, £88, Middle Salter, £79, Middle Salter. Leicester: £176, High House Farm. Mule: £170, Lower Castle O Trim, £170, Park Farm Barn, £160, 149 park lane, £160, Lower Castle O Trim, £156, Lower Castle O Trim, £150, high tenement farm. Continental: £164,£125,£118,£94,£62, Bensons farm. Cheviot : £162, Bensons Farm, £135, Moorcock Hall Farm, £92, Moorcock Hall Farm, £74, Lee End Farm, £69, Middle Salter. Su olk: £158, Bensons Farm, £140, park farm barn. Charolais: £158, Bensons Farm. Herdwick: £96, Lee End Farm. Dales: £90, £81, Fell End Farm. Horned: £77, middle salter.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale ofPrime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 18th November 2025.
PRIME LAMBS
Prime lambs to £191 and 379p/kg.
The largest entry of the season with 1870 forward and selling to a fast and competitive trade for all types, with well finished lambs in keenest demand. A market SQQ of 321p/kg and an overall average of 314p/kg was achieved, for lambs ranging from 30kg to 62kg.
A top price of £191 was achieved for heavy weight Texels from J&JR Stott, with other heavy weights £172 to £188. The best standards sold to £164 from FI&ME Little, mediums £163 from RHM&S Boyren, lightweights £130 from J Harrison and super lights £105 from K Wrathall.
Mules sold to £156 for heavy weights from WI&AM Atkinson & Son, with standards to £141 from TA&JA Dixon. Horned lambs sold to £145.
Best confirmation lambs sold to 379p/kg from RMH&S Boyren with others in specification pure and ¾ bred lambs nicely 335p/kg to 350p/kg. Best first cross and grass finished lambs were 320p/kg to 330p/kg. Pure hill lambs sold to 325p/kg for Cheviots, Mules to 317p/kg and horned lambs to 292p/kg. Lighter weights sold to 344p/kg for ¾ breds, 318p/kg for first cross and horned lambs to 255p/kg.
More lambs of all classes are required each week.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: TEXEL: £191 Kingsland, £188 Kingsland, £187 Hazelslack Tower, £179 Arklid Farm, £177 Arklid Farm, £177 Helm Croft. SUFFOLK: £185 Nether Hall Farm, £169 Mealriggs Farm, £166 Marshside, £165 Helm Croft, £162 Hallbeck, £158 High House Farm.
BELTEX: £164 Helm Croft, £154 Causeway Farm, £154 Lane Ends Farm, £148 Brown Edge, £130 Harrop Hall Farm. CONTINENTAL: £161 Holmelands, £154 High Birk Howe Farm, £154 Lane Ends Farm, £151 Low Foulshaw Farm, £150 Holmelands, £145 High Birk Howe Farm. MULE: £156 Holme House Farm, £151 Holme House Farm, £149 Well Foot, £148 Arklid Farm, £145 Helm Croft, £141 Yoad Pot. HORNED: £145 Low Deepslack. MASHAM: £144 Mealriggs Farm.
SWALEDALE: £137 Holme House Farm, £130 High Birk Howe Farm, £106 Low Deepslack.
CHEVIOT: £131 Re Braida Garth, £130 Low Deepslack, £124 Re Braida Garth. ROUGH FELL: £110 College Green.
CAST EWES
600 cull ewes forward today selling to £260 for Texels from T&CM Kelsall, Chipping who sold others at £250. D McClure also hit £252 for Texels with first cross to £218 from JM&NJ Strickland, Kendal. BFL to £190 from D McClure with Cheviot at the same price from MA&M Richards. Masham hit £188 from JE Read, Hutton Roof with Mules to £174 from the IOM. Horned ewes to £134 for Swaledale’s from JA &CA Gibson, Selside with Rough Fells to £130. Herdwick to £110 from WG&D Wilkinson, Coniston.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £260, Brown Brook, £252, 2 Woodbroughton Barn, £250, Brown Brook, £236, 2 Woodbroughton Barn, £226, 2 Woodbroughton Barn, £220, Brown Brook. Continental: £192, isle of man 6, £184, 32 Quarry Close, £176, Head House, £170, 28 Blea Tarn Road, £168, isle of man 7, £168, isle of man 6. Cheviot: £190, 1 Marshside, £174, Low Mill House, £138, 1 Marshside, £124, Low Deepslack, £102, isle of man 7. Leicester: £190, 2 Woodbroughton Barn, £174, Thorn Cottage, £114, 7 Park Avenue. Su olk: £188, 1 Marshside, £178, Netherhall farm, £144 ,isle of man, £130, isle of man 4. Masham: £188, Mealrigg Farm. Mule: £174, isle of man 8, £166, isle of man 8, £164, Nether House Farm, £160, Netherhall farm, £158, Thistle House, £156, Bradlow Farm. Zwartable: £170, Bowness Farm. Charolais:£168, High Underbrow Farm, £134, High Underbrow Farm. Swaledale: £134, Longwell, £120, Holme House Farm, £103, Holme House Farm, £102, brown brook, £100, Longwell, £100, Nether House Farm. Horned: £132, Mealsrigg farm, £112, fell end farm. Rough Fell: £130, Low Deepslack, £128, howes lodge, £104, Sowermire Farm. Scotch blackface: £122, isle of man 4, £116, isle of man 10, £110, isle of man 4, £100, isle of man 4, £90, isle of man 10, £80, isle of man 4. Herdwick: £110, Brookfield, £98, High Birk Howe Farm, , £98 Cockley Beck Farm, , £98 Cockley Beck Farm, £92, 1 Marshside. Kerry Hill: £90, Howes Lodge. Hampshire: £74, isle of man. Goat: £82,£70, Greenlands Farm Village.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs, Thursday 20th November 2025.
STORE LAMBS
Store lambs sell to £170 at NWA J36
Once again nationwide interest in this popular sale of store lambs, with all classes and types keenly competed for with buyers full of confidence on the back of the rising prime market.
Several pens of the very best bred lambs forward achieving £145 to £160 and topping at £170 from I Oldcorn, Appleby. First cross lambs saw the stronger end £138 to £145, with nice level pens of medium keep lambs £120 to £130 and longer keep £108 to £115. Only the smaller end were under £100. Mules sold to £126 from NR&CS Hodgson, Kirkby Stephen with others £125 M&EM Wilson, Middleton in Teesdale, mediums were generally £112 to £125, with longer keep £102 to £110. Pure hill bred lambs sold to £124 for Cheviots from B Wilson & Sons, Selside. Horned to £121 T Sharp, Levens, Swaledale £117, Herdwicks £112 and Gritstone £110. Medium horned lambs £75 to £88, with longer keep sorts £55 to £68. Ram lambs sold to £141 for Texels from W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe with other medium continentals £125 to £135 and longer keep £108 to £115. Hill ram lambs to £131 for Welsh Mountain, with longer keep predominantly £70 to £90. Several pens of gimmer lambs are still coming forward and eagerly bid for, with north country Mules £156 from JF&AW Sutton, Longsleddale, £141 JR Robinson & Son, Nook,
Su olk cross £132, Rough Fell Mule £128, Dutch Spotted cross £133 and Texel cross £131.
Next sale is on Thursday 4th December with another large entry required to fulfil buyers requirements. Please enter for the catalogue by 12 noon on Wednesday 26th November.
Store Lamb Top Prices: BELTEX: £170 Sunnyside, £157 Sunnyside, £144 High Ploughlands, £141 St Annes Farm, £138 High Underbrow Farm, £121 School Hill. MULE: £156 Nether House Farm, £141 Hollins Farm, £126 Park House Farm, £125 Arngill House, £121 Roundthwaite, £120 Sowermire Farm. CONTINENTAL: £150 Ashstead, £138 Corney Hill Farm, £136 Haversham House Farm, £133 Coldcotes Farm, £133 Park House Farm, £133 Braestead. TEXEL: £146 Ackenthwaite Farm, £144 Ashstead, £142 Ackenthwaite Farm, £141 Guards Farm, £141 Haversham House Farm, £141 Ackenthwaite House Farm. SUFFOLK: £140 Ackenthwaite Farm, £137 Thwaite Barn, £137 Park House Farm, £134 Bandrake Head, £132 Nether House Farm, £132 Ackenthwaite Farm. CHAROLLAIS: £137 Haversham House Farm, £126 New House Farm, £125 New House Farm, £116 New House Farm, £111 Thorney Gale, £111 Thorney Gale. DUTCH SPOTTED: £135 Coldcotes Farm, £118 Corney Hill Farm, £106 High House Farm, £99 High Farm, £79 Coldcotes Farm. ROUGH FELL: £128 Moss End Farm, £103 Sowermire Farm, £101 Sowermire Farm, £87 New House Farm, £81 Low Carlingill, £78 Low Carlingill. CHEVIOT: £124
Ashstead, £120 Nun House, £117 IOM, £111 Castle Green, £115 Botton Hall, £110 High Arnside Farm, £108 Melbourne House. HORNED: £121 Roundthwaite, £121 Stakes Moss Farm, £105 Rhumes, £101 High Borrowbridge, £95 IOM, £76 Braestead. SWALEDALE: £117 Howe Farm, £107 Howe Farm, £97 Sowermire Farm, £92 High Row, £88 Woodside Farm. SBF: £71 IOM, £69 IOM, £63 IOM. HERDWICK: £112 Thorney Gale, £102 Long Green Head, £94 Thorney Gale, £90 Barker Knott, £90 Aynsome Manor Farm, £88 Aynsome Manor Farm. BFL: £111 Ashstead.
JACOB: £110 Wall End Farm, £91 Wall End Farm., £80 Baden Powell. GRITSTONE: £110 Castle Green, £106 Inverbervie. KERRY HILL: £108 Gate Beck Cottages, £104 Gate Beck Cottages.
ZWARTBLE: £106 Chaple Island View. CHEVIOT MULE: £90 Brow Head, £90 Brow Head.
RYELAND: £98 School Hill.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale ofCalves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Friday 21st November 2025.
CALVES
More momentum in the calf trade this week, with bull calves to £1000 for a British Blue from JS Towers & H Kent, Dolphinholme who sold others at £980. Limousins hit £970 from JR Newsham, Conder Green with Aberdeen Angus topping the natives at £960 from AW&AM Park, Ellel. Five week olds sold to £680 from AD&RL Milner, Brock with others at £620 from JP&C Robson, Brock. Black and Whites a nice trade topping at £520 from JR Newsham.
Heifer calves sold to £970 for British Blues from JS Towers & H Kent who sold Herefords at £740. Six week old British Blues sold to £700 from I Slater, Brock with Limousin to £650 from JR Newsham. Aberdeen Angus from J Bargh & Son, sold for £480 and £470. A handful of stirks sold to £1110 for a British Blue bull from TD&A Gardner, Larbreck sold Blonde to £1080. Three month old Black and Whites reached £800 from JR Newsham.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £970 Cinder Hill Farm, £700 Hudsbrook Farm, £580 Lane Head Farm, £450 Hudsbrook Farm, £430 Roe Farm. HEREFORD: £740 Cinder Hill Farm. LIMOUSIN: £650, £570, £440 Sellerley Farm. ANGUS: £480, £470 North Farm, £380, £360 Hudsbrook Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £1000, £980 Cinder Hill Farm, £960 Walkers I’th Fields, £800 Hudsbrook Farm, £680 Lane Head Farm, £620 Roe Farm. LIMOUSIN: £970, £560, £540, £510 Sellerley Farm. ANGUS: £960 Walkers I’th Fields, £890 North Farm, £570 Roe Farm, £570 Hudsbrook Farm, £540 Lane Head Farm, £490 Hudsbrook Farm. FRIESIAN: £800, £520, £320, £290 Sellerley Farm, £270 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, £220 Hudsbrook Farm. HEREFORD: £580 Sellerley Farm, £520, £500 Westfield House Farm, £490 Sellerley Farm.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £1110 Larbreck Hill Farm. BLONDE: £1080 Larbreck Hill Farm.
STORE CATTLE
The weekly sale of store cattle saw a catalogued entry of 214 selling to a sharper trade than previous weeks. A decent show of forward steers on o er, topping the main ring today at £2800 was WD&SW Nightingale, Great Eccleston for a stylish strong Limousin steer. Just behind at £2780 was an Aberdeen Angus steer from H Birkett & Son, Overton. Other Aberdeen Angus steers from T&E Garlick, Freckleton sold at £2700, whos other Aberdeen Angus steers averaged a very pleasing £2450 at 25 month olds. British Blue steers from regular vendor M Shepherd & Sons, Pilling achieved £2600, other British Blue steers to £2500 from JD&GM Bracken, Garstang.
Dairy bred steers saw smaller cattle than previous weeks topping at £2180 for Fleckvieh from JC Prickett, Lancaster with Friesian steers to £1720 from TH Wensley & Son, Freckleton.
A younger consignment of continental cattle from the Isle of Man sold to £1720 for 17 month old British Blue, with Limousin at the same price.
Store heifer saw WD&SW Nightingale, Great Eccleston continue their good days trading with Limousin heifers to £2520. Not far behind at £2500 with British Blue heifers was FI&ME Little, Kendal who also sold Simmental at £2400.
Aberdeen Angus heifers as always were easily sold at Lancaster, topping at £2160 from J&S Winstanley, Preston with others at £2000 from RG&B Lewis, Carnforth.
More cattle required next week which includes the monthly sale of stirks, entries please to the o ice on 0152463308 or Andrew on 07966556592 before Monday 5pm.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Limousin: £2800 Wilmar, £2350 Ghyll Beck Farm, £2100 Primrose Bank Farm, £1920 High House Farm, £1720 Mount Murray, £1700 Mount Murray. Angus: £2780 North Farm, £2700 Grange Farm, £2650 Grange Farm, £2580 Bainsbank Farm, £2450 High House Farm, £2420 New Parkside Farm. British Blue: £2600 Pasture House Farm, £2500 Greenlands Farm, £2200 North Farm, £2200 Outerthwaite Farm, £2000 Smardale Mill, £1950 Smardale Mill. Charolais: £2350 Carlingwha, £2100 Ghyll Beck Farm, £2000 Ghyll Beck Farm, £1720 Mount Murray, £1700 Mount Murray. Flekvieh: £2180 Ghyll Beck Farm.Friesian: £1720 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1550 Downlands Farm. Norweigian: £1820 Moss House Farm. Dairy Shorthorn: £1800 Whinney Garth, £1750 Ghyll Beck Farm. Hereford: £1750 Boundary House, £1620 Mount Murray, £1250
Mount Murray. Montbelliarde: £1750 Moss House Farm, £1600 Moss House Farm. Simmental: £1720 Mount Murray. Stabiliser: £1720 Mount Murray. Belgian Blue: £1720 Mount Murray. Other: £1700 Carlingwha. Shorthorn: £1620 Mount Murray, £1600 Mount Murray, £1580 Mount Murray, £1380 Moss House Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: Limousin: £2520 Wilmar, £2500 Wilmar, £2400 Wilmar, £2100 Carlinghwa, £1580 Mount Murray, £1550 Mount Murray. British Blue: £2500 Helm Croft, £2400 Pasture House Farm, £2350 High Snab, £2320 Abbotson Farm, £2250 Greenlands Farm. Simmental: £2400 Helm Croft. Charolais: £2100 Carlingwha, £1920 Downlands Farm, £1550 Mount Murray. Angus: £2100 Savick Brook Farm, £2000 Bainsbank Farm, £1450 Walkers I’th Fields, £1250 Eskew Beck. Hereford: £2050 Abbotson Farm. Shorthorn: £1900 Ghyll Beck Farm, £1580 Mount Murray, £1350 Mount Murray. Friesian: £1500 New Brows Farm.
OTM CATTLE
Lancasters weekly OTM sale saw numbers less after last weeks bumper entry. Trade very similar on the week, with a shortage of quality cattle forward. All classes and types can be easily sold at Lancaster, with the large ringside of buyers.
Just the one cast bull today topping the bottom ring at 389.5p/kg or £3014 for a Limousin from WM&JE Shuttleworth, Barbon.
Cast steers saw a good trade, topping at £2366 or 374.5p/kg from A&FM Bolland & Sons, Ellel for a British Blue. Other cast steers sold to £2341.53 or 379p.kg from T&E Garlick & Son, Freckleton.
OTM heifers from MA Barnes, Kendal saw their Limousin heifers to £2307 or 384.5p/kg and British Blue OTM heifers to £2212 or 349.5p/kg. Other OTM heifers saw Herefords to 349p/kg from A&FM Bolland & Sons, Ellel, with others to 324.5p/kg for MRIs from Barlow Bros, Preston.
OTM cows saw plenty round the 280p/kg mark, topping at £2292.08 or 299.5p/kg for Friesian from Lawsons Farm Ltd, Cockerham. Other Friesian OTM cows sold to 274.5p/kg from EE Thornton & Sons, Heaton with Oxcli e.
Beef bred OTM cows from the IOM saw Simmentals to 294.5p/kg. Other beef bred cows from T Foley, Nateby achieved 279.5p/kg for Herefords with Limousins from F&JM Mason, Carnforth at 269.5p/kg.
All in averages, as follows:
- OTM Cows 238p/kg.
- OTM Heifers 307p/kg.
- OTM Cast Steers 324p/kg. - OTM Bulls 389p/kg.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Friesian: 299.50 274.50 Sweetings Farm, 274.50 259.50 Downlands Farm, 259.50 Sweetings Farm, 249.50 Cracalt Farm. Simmental: 294.50 264.50 Mount Murray, 179.50 Barbon Fell House. Hereford: 279.50 Savick Brook Farm, 279.50 249.50 244.50 Primrose Hill Farm, 219.50 Mount Murray. Limousin: 269.50 Mireside Farm, 249.50 Mount Murray, 244.50 Barbon Fell House, 179.50 Mount Murray. British Blue: 259.50 Barbon Fell House, 249.50 Mireside Farm. Flekvieh: 259.50 Docker Hall. MRI: 254.50 Littlewood Hall Farm. Norweigian: 244.50 Birks Farm, 234.50 229.50 229.50 Cracalt Farm. South Devon: 239.50 Mount Murray. Ayrshire: 224.50 Rose Farm. Other: 219.50 Cracalt Farm. Montbelliarde: 199.50 Cracalt Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Limousin: 384.50 Top Thorn Farm, 314.50 299.50 Woodcock Farm. Hereford: 349.50 Yeat House, 314.50 Park Farm. British Blue: 349.50 Top Thorn Farm. MRI: 324.50 Littlewood Hall Farm. Friesian: 289.50 Docker Hall, 289.50 279.50 Hallbeck, 249.50 239.50 Lower Brow Top.
Cast Steer Top Prices: British Blue: 374.50 Yeat House, 369.50 Park Farm. Angus: 279.50 Grange Farm, 314.50 Corney Hill Farm. Friesian: 264.50 Ghyll Beck Farm. Limousin: 239.50 Mount Murray.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Limousin: 389.50 Barbon Fell House.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 24th
Lancaster: 10am Prime Lambs, Cast Sheep & Store Lambs
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Drop O
Tuesday 25th
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Drop O
10:30am Pigs
1pm Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
Thursday 27th
J36: 10am Stirks
10:30am OTM/Cast Cattle 11am Store Cattle
11:30am Rearing Calves
Friday 28th
Lancaster: 10:15am Rearing & Weaned Calves
10:15am OTM/Cast Cattle
11:15am Store Cattle
J36: Online Machinery Sale commences 9am-4pm Machinery Viewing
Saturday 29th
J36: 9am-12noon Machinery Viewing